PM asks US to revoke terror alert

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PM asks US to revoke terror alert

Published: 16 Jan 2012 at 18.19
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has urged the United States to revoke its terrorism warning immediately after the arrest of a suspected Hezbollah member linked to sabotage attempts in Bangkok.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Photo AFP)

Defence Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa said on Monday Ms Yingluck made the call when she invited him to report on the alert situation after Washington warned of terrorist threats in Bangkok.

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Ian Wensor
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Discussion 17 : 17 Jan 2012 at 11.5317
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Maybe Yingluck believes she knows more that the US Intelligence Service and thinks it's stealing her thunder but she'll eat humble pie when, after a terrorist attack... SHE HAS TO SAY SORRY.
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Discussion 16 : 17 Jan 2012 at 10.0716
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Ms YS your party did extensive damage yourself, practice what you preach before preaching it onto others. byethanks!
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Discussion 15 : 17 Jan 2012 at 02.5115
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Thailand is like a child who must follow Daddy-U.S & Mommy-Isreal. If not, then Thailand must be discipline after the flooding. But I hope, Thailand decision is the right move. Terriorist are a major problem in every country in the region, and should be watchful carefully by everyone.
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Discussion 14 : 17 Jan 2012 at 00.0414
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Conspiracy theorists and USA-haters will still not be satisfied - but fortunately in this case the USA took the lives of its citizens as the main priority and issued the warning. I doubt Thailand would have done much without this action. Now it turns out to all be true - there was a grave danger - that has been stopped. To so quickly ask for a lifting of the warning - and to link it to an economic matter - is deplorable. The image of asking for the ban to be lifted for this reason will create more image problems than having the warning for a few more days or weeks. Who will trust the gov't concern for life and well-being of tourists when they behave this way....
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Discussion 13 : 16 Jan 2012 at 23.4413
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He quoted Ms Yingluck as saying the warning, if prolonged, will damage the country. Sorry Ms YS Thailand damaged the country all by itself, with corruption, harbouring criminals, deadly roads, lack of concern for Tourists, tourist deaths not investigated. Remember the Russian you refused to hand over, its pay back time. And with 400kg of bomb making materials found it should be on every government warning list not just 11.
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Discussion 12 : 16 Jan 2012 at 23.3712
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He quoted Ms Yingluck as saying the warning, if prolonged, will damage the country.
Asking for the warning to be lifted so more faland dollars come in to the country.

If anything happens here. She and the gov will have to take resposibility. Best that everyone takes more care right now! Whois to say that these guys weren't supplying the terrists in the south.
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Discussion 11 : 16 Jan 2012 at 23.3311
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By all means, put tourists and Thais at risk so as not to "damage" the country. Sounds like when the government decided not to put out a tsunami alert because it might scare people. Like brother, like sister.
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Discussion 10 : 16 Jan 2012 at 23.1410
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Eleven countries have issued warnings to their citizens. So why ask only one of them to revoke it?
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Discussion 9 : 16 Jan 2012 at 23.109
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If the gov't knows the others have left, exactly how do they know? If they were watching them, why didn't they arrest them? If they weren't watching them, then how do they know they left?
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Discussion 8 : 16 Jan 2012 at 21.428
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Thailand itself with its politically not right government is already a concern.
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